When Do Children Start Making Long-Term Memories?

Dima Amso, an associate professor in the department of cognitive, linguistic and psychological sciences at Brown University, answers via scientificamerican.com

“The early years of parenthood involve so many rewarding firsts—when your infant cracks a toothless grin, when he crawls and later walks, and, of course, when he utters a real, nonbabble word. A mother once told me she found it sad that if she were to pass away suddenly, her toddler wouldn’t remember her or these exciting years. It is true that most of us don’t remember much, if anything, from our infancy. So at what point do children start making long-term memories?” READ THE FULL ARTICLE HERE